Ch. 10 Prefix & Suffix

-ac

• pertaining to

• state of

• within

• all, total

-apheresis

• removal

• loosening, dissolution, separating

• abnormal reduction in number

• formation

-emia

• tumor swelling

• in the blood

• enlargement

• control, stop, standing

-gram

• the record, radiographic image

• instrument used to record

• process of recording

-graph

• the record, radiographic image

• instrument used to record

• process of recording

-graphy

• the record, radiographic image

• instrument used to record

• process of recording

-lysis

• removal

• loosening, dissolution, separating

• abnormal reduction in number

• formation

-megaly

• tumor swelling

• in the blood

• enlargement

• control, stop, standing

-oma

• tumor swelling

• in the blood

• enlargement

• control, stop, standing

-penia

• removal

• loosening, dissolution, separating

• abnormal reduction in number

• formation